Psalm 108
My heart is firmly fixed, O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and make melody. Wake up, my spirit; awake, lute and harp; I myself will waken the dawn. I will confess you among the peoples, O Lord; I will sing praises to you among the nations.
Jim and Eleanor Pelley’s life together (52 years) has been committed to spreading the Word of God around the world via radio. Upon returning from years doing this oversees, they settled in Hamden, CT and continued that ministry with the Christian radio station WIHS in Middletown.
Jim Pelley was the first voice heard on WIHS when the Station initially began radio transmissions on October 11, 1969. He served the Station as Lead Announcer and Program Director for the next 22 years, through the end of 1991 and, after retirement, he and his wife continued on as volunteers until recently. Jim went to be with the Lord last Sunday.
Early in our marriage, my wife and I and our first child lived in what was the North American Headquarters for another Christian Radio Station, HCJB. Clarence Jones and his wife were radio missionary pioneers. They went to Quito, Ecuador and set up a short wave station there, in a sheep shed, high in the Andes. Then they traveled down into the jungles and gave out radios fixed to receive only one station- HCJB. It began broadcasting on Christmas Day 1931.
HCJB stands for “Heralding Christ Jesus' Blessings”. The Pelleys and WIHS and the Jones and HCJB were all dedicated to doing just that. And they did it to the Glory of God. Millions have heard the Word and untold numbers have come to Christ and grown in grace, through these people and their ministries. We thank the Lord for them and renew our own commitment today to personally herald Christ Jesus blessings, in every way we can.
